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| Recording |
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If you have finished the recording settings in the previous chapter, we will record in this chapter. Recording is very straightforward.
There are three different recording modes in liteRecorder, they are: Computer Sound Recording, Microphone Recording and Custom Recording. In this chapter, we will record sound from a movie playing on your computer. |
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As you can see, there are three recording modes in the left panel. We will not change any settings since Computer Sound is selected as default.
Next thing we want to do is set 「Audio Setting」 and 「File Types」 |
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「Audio Setting」determines the quality of the recorded sound. We recommend that the default be (Stereo, 16 bits and 44KHz) but you can change it to Mono if you do not require stereo sound. We recommend 44 KHz or higher for recording sound from music or movies, but you can use 22KHz if you are recording online lectures or any other audio which does not require high quality audio.
There are four different「File Types」supported in liteRecorder.
- WAV file : This is the main format used in Windows System for raw audio -Wikipedia- This format has superior sound quality when compared to MP3 or WMA, but file sizes can be 10 times larger than MP3 and WMA formats.
- MP3 file : It uses a lossy compression algorithm that is designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent the audio recording, yet still sounds like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio to most listeners -Wikipedia - This is the most common file format for music. It can be directly played on most portable digital music players.
- WMA file : It is an audio data compression technology developed by Microsoft. The name can be used to refer to its audio file format or its audio codecs. It is a proprietary technology which forms part of the Windows Media framework -Wikipedia- Can be directly played on some portable digital music players.
- OGG file : Ogg is an open standard for a free container format for digital multimedia, unrestricted by software patents and designed for efficient streaming and manipulation. Ogg is maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation.-Wikipedia- This format has competitive sound quality as MP3 and WMA. Since this format is not popular yet, you will need a separate audio player to play this file.
You can choose file formats of your choice. In this lesson, we will record and save as an MP3 format. If you haven’t installed an MP3 encoder, you won’t be able to select MP3 files in the File Types menu. An MP3 encoder does not come with liteRecorder, and you can find out more about the encoder from the innoheim website. Please visit www.innoheim.com
If you have selected 「Audio Setting」and 「File Types」, you can open a media player or web browser which you want to record audio from. We are going to use the Youtube website as an example. |
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As soon as the video starts, click the Pause button so you do not lose the first few seconds of the audio. Go back to the liteRecorder screen and click the Record button at the bottom of the liteRecorder window. You can also click the Record button on Toolbar.
You will see this Save As window where you can enter the name of the recorded file: |
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| Once you have entered the name of the file, click the Open button. You will see the following dialog box appear (see below). The recording starts when you click the OK button. You can click the OK button and play the YouTube video. |
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Click the Stop button on liteRecorder when you want to stop the recording. You can also click the stop button from the Toolbar.
You will see this dialog box indicating the recording is completed. |
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If you click the Play button on liteRecorder, the recorded file will be played on the media player which you have set as a default application to play the recorded file format. This picture below shows the recorded file is being played with Windows Media Player.
OGG files will not play on Windows Media Player, and you will need to install a media player which can play the OGG format. |
Timer Recording
If you are recording a long movie and you don’t want to wait, you can use the Timer Recording option. This Timer Recording option will allow you set a timer which automatically stops recording when the timer expires.
Check “Timer Recording” box to enable the timer recording option. |
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Click OK to close this dialog box and choose one of the two timer recording options. “Set by Start / Stop time” or “Set by Stop timer only”. If you have selected the first option “Set by Start / Stop time”, enter the time in minutes. You will also need to enter the stop time. If you want the recording to be begin at 2:30 and stop after 5 minutes of recording, enter 2:30 in Start time box and 2:35 in Stop time box. If you have selected “Set by Stop timer only”, you can enter the minutes you want to record for. Your system will also be turned off after recording if the “Shut down after recording” option is selected. Available timer values are between 1 (minute) and up to 240 (4 hours). Timer recording will be cancelled if you enter 0.
Once you have set the timer recording, click the Record button. After entering the file name, you will see a dialog box indicating the time you have left to start the recording. |
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Thank you very much.
If you have any questions, please contact the innoheim Support Team
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